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Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Battle of the Atlantic: Remembering WW2 Heroes

On Sunday the sun shone, so we zoomed down to Liverpool to see the 70th
anniversary commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic in WW". There were
lots of displays by the armed forces along the waterfront, but the
highlight for me was the Battle of the Mersey.

A group of 'pirates' captured
the historic tugboat Brocklebank. Royal Navy patrol vessels and landing
craft sped to the rescue, and commandos from HM Royal Marines boarded
the captured ship from a Sea King helicopter.It was good to see the Merseyside Maritime Museum's Brocklebank being put through her paces - even the Mersey ferryboats got in on the action! Then there was a flypast from a Spitfire and Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - very exciting!

TheGenealogist.co.uk's latest addition to their online records is the Operations Record Book for 'Operation Chastise' undertaken by the brave men of 617 Squadron - the famous 'Dambusters' raid. The squadron was based at RAF Scampton. The new records release is a fabulous resource if you have ancestors who served on this historic raid: sadly, 53 air crew died during the mission.

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About Me

I'm the author of several social history books and family history guides: https://goo.gl/HT8gAR.
My new book, Tracing Your Manchester and Salford Ancestors, for Pen and Sword, is out now. I'm a member of the Society of Authors. I write for adults and children. I like toast, crisp clear autumn mornings, and haunting secondhand bookshops. Je suis Européen.